宋代制笔业考述

The Manufacturing of Writing Brush in the Song Dynasty

宋代社会经济繁荣,制笔业得到极大发展,原料更加多样,笔毛既有动物毫毛,也有植物纤维丝;形制既继承前代式样,又开创全新风格;技术愈加成熟,并重视笔的养护和珍藏;产地相当广泛,基本上遍及全国。制笔业在宋代已成为备受关注的重要行业,成为当时重要的手工业生产部门。

The manufacturing of writing brush is an important sector of handcraft production. During the Song Dynasty, the social economy is prosperous, as a result of which the manufacturing of writing brush obtains the enormous development, with more various of raw materials including both animal hairs and plant fiber wires. In the aspect of forms, it not only inherits the previous dynasties, but also creates new styles. As far as the technology is concerned, it becomes more and more mature, paying attention to the maintenance and collection, At the same time, its geographical distribution is quite extensive, basically throughout the country. The manufacturing of writing brush has become an important handcraft industry concerned.